Private-sector workers in D.C. can now get eight weeks of paid parental leave, but this summer it will jump to 12 weeks — alongside similar increases to other types of leave.

The city’s paid family leave program began this summer. It’s helped eligible workers care for a newborn — as well as help provide end-of-life care to a loved one.

The D.C. Council will head to a summer recess after today’s legislative meeting without having taken a vote on two closely watched bills.

Earlier this week, the D.C. Council chairman circulated revisions to the proposal, including lowering it to 12 weeks.

Plus, experts’ estimates of the bill’s cost range by hundreds of millions of dollars.

It would apply to the birth or adoption of a child, to care for a sick family member, or to recover from a serious health condition.